Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the company that owns the AI assistant Claude would be punished unless it drops all its ethical guidelines.

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Anthropic does not want its AI models to be used for autonomous weapons or to spy on Americans.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pressuring Anthropic to give the military broader access to its artificial intelligence technology or lose its Pentagon contract.

The meeting between Hegseth and Amodei was confirmed by a defense official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Until this week, Anthropic was the only AI company cleared to deploy its models on classified networks. Elon Musk's xAI is now the second.

Anthropic, maker of Claude, has been clear that it has ethical concerns over unchecked government use of AI.

Anthropic presents itself as most safety-forward AI firm and Pentagon has threatened penalties if it does not yield

The AI developer laid out red lines on military use of its products, a source said.

Anthropic was the first AI developer to be used in classified operations by the US Defense Department.

CEO was summoned to Washington after trying to limit military use of its technology.

The Department of Defense gave the AI company a deadline of Friday to allow the Pentagon to use its AI as it sees fit or face steep penalties.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the company that owns the AI assistant Claude would be punished unless it drops all its ethical guidelines.

Anthropic faces a Friday deadline to allow domestic surveillance and automated killer robots.

Anthropic's CEO says the AI company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow wider use of its technology.

WASHINGTON: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow wider use of its…

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Thursday said the company “cannot in good conscience” agree to allow the Department of Defense to use its models in all lawful use cases without…

Pete Hegseth had threatened to cancel $200m contract unless it was given unfettered access to Claude model

Despite pressure from the Pentagon, the AI company said it would not give the US Defense Department unconditional use of its technology. The US government has threatened forced…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously threatened to remove the firm from the department's supply chain.

Anthropic resists Pentagon pressure for unrestricted AI military use, citing ethical concerns over surveillance and autonomous weapons.